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Award 'Digitalization in mechanical...
The close integration of university and industry produces top student achievements, as the winners of the 'Digitalization in Mechanical Engineering' award show: Among others, the VDMA chose a new concept that can be used to determine the effectiveness of entire systems.
read more...What options for IoT connectivity are currently available in the manufacturing and industrial environment to implement big data applications? Computer&AUTOMATION has compiled a selection of current products from this area in a series of images.
read more...In the course of Industry 4.0, remote control - i.e. remote access to machines and systems - is generally gaining in importance. The picture gallery shows a selection of current products in this area.
read more...Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used in safety-critical applications. Knowledge about its decision-making is therefore essential. Accordingly, research and industry are working on making the black box algorithms comprehensible.
read more...The IoT has changed the requirements for processing data provided by machine sensors and actuators. This needs to happen as quickly as possible - preferably where the data is generated. Edge nodes and swarm computing systems take on this task.
read more...The digitalization of plant and device automation is also in full swing in the process industry and is less complex than often assumed. FDT-based IoT scenarios with Pactware, for example, can help you get started with the implementation of digitalization measures.
read more...Follow-up with Dr. Jochen Schlick
For the sixth time, the management consultancy Staufen has compiled the 'German Industry 4.0 Index' and surveyed more than 300 German industrial companies on the topic of digitalization. Dr. Jochen Schlick from Staufen Digital Neonex explains the current state of the smart factory.
read more...Monitor transports, order spare parts automatically, avoid production downtimes with smart forecasts: The IoT is changing industry for good. How SMEs can also benefit from networked machines and products with little effort.
read more...The topic of machine learning raises a number of questions: Which data should be analyzed using which methods? What role does the user play in the data analysis process? And what about the real-time capability, explainability and reliability of the results?
read more...Facebook is attracting a lot of attention worldwide with its new cryptocurrency Libra. The social media giant's vision is to create a new financial ecosystem for the digital platform economy of the 21st century. How can Germany benefit from this with I4.0?
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